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Andrew's musings on all things bikes, riding and bushwalking in Western Australia, and this and that.Sun, 03 Jun 2018 04:01:45 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.4http://aushiker.comhttp://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ckGKQYdNcSSbL1NVzVGSvyguQojqqtMdXblBBFOQhTc?feat=directlinkAushiker3584242http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/aushikerhttps://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily RotationG'day. Thanks heaps for subscribing to Aushiker! I hope you enjoy this blog. Please do comment on posts and share you views.Old Traffic Bridge or Stirling Highway Bridge into Fremantle?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aushiker/~3/YMca-TBDHtI/
https://aushiker.com/old-traffic-bridge-or-stirling-highway-bridge-into-fremantle/#commentsWed, 16 May 2018 16:01:19 +0000https://aushiker.com/?p=17835 If the report in the Fremantle Gazette, Fremantle Mayor deflates push for bikes to use alternate route when commuter cycling path reaches port city is anything to go by it seems Main Roads is up to old tricks again, doing its damnedest to undermine any form of transport other than by motor vehicle. It seems […]

If the report in the Fremantle Gazette, Fremantle Mayor deflates push for bikes to use alternate route when commuter cycling path reaches port city is anything to go by it seems Main Roads is up to old tricks again, doing its damnedest to undermine any form of transport other than by motor vehicle. It seems that Main Roads would like to force bicycle riders to take the roundabout route into Fremantle from the north, forcing them to divert to the Stirling Highway bridge and then back along Canning Highway to get into the port city. All the while of course still having to negotiate Tydeman Road and the heavy port traffic, Stirling Bridge which does not have great pedestrian or bicycling riding infrastructure and then to top it all off, there is Canning Highway to deal with.

FREMANTLE Mayor Brad Pettitt has punctured any push for bikes to use anything other than a direct route when a commuter cycling path reaches his port city from Cottesloe potentially in three years.

“I’m happy for the order of construction, and the way the path is coming to Fremantle, but it should be understood it should absolutely connect up with central Fremantle,” Dr Pettitt said, answering any move to have the principal shared path (PSP) cross the Swan River upstream at Stirling Bridge.

A feasibility study will now start to get the PSP over the Swan River into Fremantle in 2020-21, sparking some cycling lobbyists to suggest using spare funds from the High Street-Stirling Highway upgrade near Stirling Bridge, which may cost half of its allotted $113 million.

Why do this, when a simple solution is clip-on a pedestrian/cycling path to the existing railway bridge over Tydeman Road and Swan River. What a great experience that would be riding into the city over the river on a dedicated cycling path? As a bonus bicycle riders and pedestrians would even be able to cross Tydeman Road without putting their lives at risk. Imagine that!

Have a view the best option to reach Fremantle from the north? Please let the Minister for Transport, The Honourable Rita Saffioti know your views. You can contact her via Facebook, Twitter or via mail or email. Please also let The Honourable Ms Simone McGurk MLA, Member for Fremantle know your views as well. Ms McGurk can be contacted via Facebook, Twitter or email/mail.

Is the ATM Camera Shack with magnetic catch just the bees knees for carrying a Micro Four-Thirds or mirrorless or DSLR camera on your bike? Well it might be. So far so good for me with my bikepacking Salsa Mukluk and my currently preferred bikepacking camera kit, an Olympus E-M5 Mark II with a Olympus M.Zuiko 14-150mm F4.0-5.6 I. I have the Camera Shack mounted to the right of the stem on my Jones H-Bar as you can see above.

One negative with this step-up is that you lose some handle-bar real estate and in my case I had to remove a Revelate Designs Mountain Feedbag to make way for the Camera Shack. Not a big issue as I was previously sort of squeezing my camera into a Alpkit Fuel Pod so now that is freed up space which can replace the loss of the Mountain Feedbag. Maybe not as handy as the Mountain Feedbag but I can live with that in exchange for a decent way to carry and protect my camera.

Andrew The Maker (ATM) Camera Shack fitted to a Salsa Mukluk. The camera and lens combo is an Olympus E-M5 Mark II and a Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-150mm F4.0-5.6.

I have a small-sized ATM Camera Shack which works fine for my Olympus E-M5 Mark II plus Olympus M.Zuiko 14-150mm F4.0-5.6 I combination, however my second camera and largest lens is an Olympus E-M1 and an Olympus M.Zuiko ED 12-40mm F2.8 PRO is not such a great fit. The lens does have the lens hood on it but I don’t think this really makes much difference as the camera body itself is a tight fit. Adding into the mix a Peak Designs Slide Lite and whilst it just fits the ease of accessing the camera and putting it back is just not there. The larger sized Camera Shack would probably be a better choice for the E-MI.

I want my camera easily accessible; the Camera Shack with the magnetic catch in combination with my Olympus E-M5 Mark II ticks that box. Also on the positive side I have no issues with my knees hitting the Camera Shack when standing-up (or sitting down) and there is no noticeable pull to the right with the camera onboard.

There was one other small negative for me and that was I had to shift the mounting of my Garmin Edge 1030 from the stem as it was a pain trying to mount the Edge 1030 with the Camera Shack right alongside as you can see in the photo. My solution was to fit a F3 Cycling Form Mount. The Form Mount overcomes the difficult of finding an out-front mount for the Garmin Edge that fits smaller diameter handlebars.

If you have experience with the ATM Camera Shack, other ways of carrying your camera on your bike or have a comment or question please comment below.

]]>https://aushiker.com/atm-camera-shack/feed/017821https://aushiker.com/atm-camera-shack/Cycling in Australia only receives 1% of total road funding according to new researchhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aushiker/~3/2UyUwtqyUX8/
https://aushiker.com/cycling-in-australia-only-receives-1-of-total-road-funding-according-to-new-research/#respondSun, 15 Apr 2018 16:01:41 +0000https://aushiker.com/?p=17816Anthony Kimpton, Dorina Pojani, Jonathan Corcoran, and Neil Sipe have reported in The Feed (SBS Australia) that new research has found that cycling and walking receive a tiny fraction of overall transport infrastructure funding in Australia. Researchers believe this is “unacceptable in a wealthy OECD country”. They go on to suggest that … Not only […]

new research has found that cycling and walking receive a tiny fraction of overall transport infrastructure funding in Australia. Researchers believe this is “unacceptable in a wealthy OECD country”.

They go on to suggest that …

Not only is this vision shortsighted, it is sexist, ageist and classist. Cars cost their owners more than A$300 per week on average. This limits travel options for youth, low-income people and women. These groups are already vulnerable to transport disadvantage, and failing to fund cycling and walking projects can make their situation worse.

]]>https://aushiker.com/cottesloes-roundabouts-are-a-nightmare-for-cyclists/feed/017812https://aushiker.com/cottesloes-roundabouts-are-a-nightmare-for-cyclists/Fremantle PSP – Grant Street to North Fremantle to be completed by end of 2018http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aushiker/~3/Zna7ciThD4I/
https://aushiker.com/fremantle-psp-grant-street-to-north-fremantle-to-be-completed-by-end-of-2018/#respondSat, 14 Apr 2018 02:34:55 +0000https://aushiker.com/?p=17806 Good news being reported by the Post Newspaper on the completion of the next leg of the Perth to Fremantle Principal Shared Path (PSP). The paper is reporting that the link will be completed by the end of 2018. If this is true this is excellent news, however the elephant in the room remains, […]

Good news being reported by the Post Newspaper on the completion of the next leg of the Perth to Fremantle Principal Shared Path (PSP). The paper is reporting that the link will be completed by the end of 2018. If this is true this is excellent news, however the elephant in the room remains, the crossing of Tydeman Road.

]]>https://aushiker.com/fremantle-psp-grant-street-to-north-fremantle-to-be-completed-by-end-of-2018/feed/017806https://aushiker.com/fremantle-psp-grant-street-to-north-fremantle-to-be-completed-by-end-of-2018/Mind the gap @ Tydeman Road, Fremantlehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aushiker/~3/KTtYqZYm_Sc/
https://aushiker.com/mind-the-gap-tydeman-road-fremantle/#respondSun, 25 Mar 2018 16:01:41 +0000https://aushiker.com/?p=17800 The resolving of the problem of crossing the Tydeman Road, Fremantle is growing momentum with councilors at the City of Fremantle advocating for resolving of the issue. Regretfully attempts to engage with the State MP, Ms Simone McGurk are effectively falling on deaf ears with Ms McGurk basically showing no interest in the issue […]

The resolving of the problem of crossing the Tydeman Road, Fremantle is growing momentum with councilors at the City of Fremantle advocating for resolving of the issue. Regretfully attempts to engage with the State MP, Ms Simone McGurk are effectively falling on deaf ears with Ms McGurk basically showing no interest in the issue and hence the safety of those whom she purports to represent and who cycle. This is despite Ms McGurk stating on her web page that

“Simone is passionate about all things Fremantle, with a particular focus on the economic revitalisation of our city, better transport options and quality public education.” (my emphasis).

The Fremantle Herald has given space to the issue and we thank them for doing so. You can read the article, Mind the Gap in the Fremantle Herald interactive.

]]>https://aushiker.com/mind-the-gap-tydeman-road-fremantle/feed/017800https://aushiker.com/mind-the-gap-tydeman-road-fremantle/FREMANTLE PSP DIVERSION – ASHTON AVENUE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT CLAREMONThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aushiker/~3/EU0lxquQoFw/
https://aushiker.com/fremantle-psp-diversion-ashton-avenue-bridge-replacement-claremont/#respondThu, 01 Feb 2018 16:01:38 +0000http://aushiker.com/?p=17724Mainroads Western Australia has advised that a detour will be in place on the Fremantle Principal Shared Path [PSP] due to the demolition and replacement of the Ashton Avenue Bridge in Claremont. The bridge will be closed from February 1, 2018. The demolition of the old bridge is scheduled to occur on the weekend starting February […]

Mainroads Western Australia has advised that a detour will be in place on the Fremantle Principal Shared Path [PSP] due to the demolition and replacement of the Ashton Avenue Bridge in Claremont. The bridge will be closed from February 1, 2018. The demolition of the old bridge is scheduled to occur on the weekend starting February 23, 2018. The project is due to be completed by September 2018 so expect the detour to be in place for some time.

]]>https://aushiker.com/fremantle-psp-diversion-ashton-avenue-bridge-replacement-claremont/feed/017724https://aushiker.com/fremantle-psp-diversion-ashton-avenue-bridge-replacement-claremont/Calls to Complete the Swanbourne to North Fremantle PSPhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aushiker/~3/8DuDov52Rig/
https://aushiker.com/calls-complete-swanbourne-north-fremantle-psp/#respondSun, 17 Dec 2017 16:01:52 +0000http://aushiker.com/?p=17536The Fremantle Gazette has discovered cycling it seems late in 2017 with a series of articles on the topic. A great thing really as the more talking about cycling will hopefully lead to more people riding bicycles. Anyway moving on to the article it is good to see the councillors from Claremont, Mosman Park, Cottesloe, […]

The Fremantle Gazette has discovered cycling it seems late in 2017 with a series of articles on the topic. A great thing really as the more talking about cycling will hopefully lead to more people riding bicycles. Anyway moving on to the article it is good to see the councillors from Claremont, Mosman Park, Cottesloe, Nedlands and Fremantle getting together to lobby for the earlier than planned extension of the Fremantle to Perth Principal Shared Path [PSP] from where it now ends at Grant Street Station in Swanbourne through to Tydeman Road in North Fremantle.

Of course the elephant in the room, the crossing of Tydeman Road does not get a mention nor does the crossing of the Swan River. This is where our Labour members of Parliament, Ms Simone McGurk [State] and Mr Josh Wilson [Federal] really need to step up and start working on behalf of their constituents to have this matter resolved. My last contact with Ms McGurk was fibbed off with the response, “funding.”

Back to the completion of the PSP to North Fremantle, lets hope this lobby group, Perth to Port Bike and Walk has some success moving this project forward.

]]>https://aushiker.com/calls-complete-swanbourne-north-fremantle-psp/feed/017536https://aushiker.com/calls-complete-swanbourne-north-fremantle-psp/Mindarie-Burns Beach Dual Use Path Announcedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aushiker/~3/8PaeP4wkD0I/
https://aushiker.com/mindarie-burns-beach-dual-use-path-announced/#respondSat, 16 Dec 2017 16:04:37 +0000http://aushiker.com/?p=17534The Honourable Rita Saffioti, Minister for Transport, Planning and Lands in the Western Australian State Government has released a media statement [December 14, 2017) announcing the construction of a 4.9 kilometre dual-use path through the Tamala Conservation Park connecting the coastal settlements of Mindarie with Burns Beach. According to the Minister the path will cost […]

]]>The Honourable Rita Saffioti, Minister for Transport, Planning and Lands in the Western Australian State Government has released a media statement [December 14, 2017) announcing the construction of a 4.9 kilometre dual-use path through the Tamala Conservation Park connecting the coastal settlements of Mindarie with Burns Beach.

According to the Minister the path will cost in the vicinity of $2 million dollars and will be the “final link” in a 58 kilometre coastal route from Quinns Rock “almost all the way to Fremantle.” The chosen alignment for the dual use pathway will ensure the protection of the foredune system and minimal vegetation disturbance while optimising coastal views and appropriate path levels to suit all users.

Whilst it is great to see the path being extended, the continued failure to address the connectivity to Fremantle is frustrating. We need proper commuter/recreational bicycle rider connection link across Tydeman Road and the Swan River but alas this continues to get ignored both by the current government and previous ones.

]]>https://aushiker.com/mindarie-burns-beach-dual-use-path-announced/feed/017534https://aushiker.com/mindarie-burns-beach-dual-use-path-announced/Bike Group Reviews Stance on Helmets – Fremantle Gazette, November 28, 2017http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aushiker/~3/7hWyPy1QoyU/
https://aushiker.com/bike-group-reviews-stance-helmets-fremantle-gazette-november-28-2017/#respondSat, 02 Dec 2017 16:01:40 +0000http://aushiker.com/?p=17520Bicycle riding is getting a bit of a run in the Fremantle Gazette in November 2017. Bicycle helmets being the latest topic of discussion.